1985 Ryder Cup
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1985 Ryder Cup
| 26th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
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| Dates | 13–15 September | |
| Venue | The Belfry, Brabazon Course | |
| Location | Wishaw, Warwickshire, England | |
| Captains | Tony Jacklin (Europe) Lee Trevino (USA) |
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 16½ 11½  |
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| Europe wins the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1983 | 1987» | |
The 26th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Brabazon Course of The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England. Team Europe won the competition for the first time by a score of 16½ to 11½ points. This marked the first time Team USA had not retained the cup since 1957.
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Format
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. The competition format in 1985 was as follows:
- Day 1 — 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches in a morning session and 4 four-ball (better ball) matches in an afternoon session
- Day 2 — 4 four-ball matches in a morning session and 4 foursome matches in an afternoon session
- Day 3 — 12 singles matches
With a total of 28 points, 14½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 18 holes.
Teams
Captain: |
Captain: Lee Trevino |
Friday's matches
Morning foursomes
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Results |  |
|---|---|---|
| Ballesteros/Piñero |  2 & 1 |
Strange/O'Meara |
| Langer/Faldo |  3 & 2 |
Peete/Kite |
| Lyle/Brown | 4 & 3 |
Wadkins/Floyd |
| Clark/Torrance | 3 & 2 |
Stadler/Sutton |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
Afternoon four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Way/Woosnam | 1 hole |
Zoeller/Green |
| Ballesteros/Piñero | 2 & 1 |
North/Jacobsen |
| Langer/Cañizares | halved | Stadler/Sutton |
| Torrance/Clark | 1 hole |
Floyd/Wadkins |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 3½ | Overall | 4½ |
Saturday's matches
Morning four-ball
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Torrance/Clark | 2 & 1 |
Kite/North |
| Way/Woosnam | 4 & 3 |
Green/Zoeller |
| Ballesteros/Piñero | 3 & 2 |
O'Meara/Wadkins |
| Langer/Lyle | halved | Stadler/Strange |
| 2½ | Session | 1½ |
| 6 | Overall | 6 |
Afternoon foursomes
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Cañizares/Rivero | 4 & 3 |
Kite/Peete |
| Ballesteros/Piñero | 5 & 4 |
Stadler/Sutton |
| Way/Woosnam | 4 & 2 |
Strange/Jacobsen |
| Langer/Brown | 3 & 2 |
Floyd/Wadkins |
| 3 | Session | 1 |
| 9 | Overall | 7 |
Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Piñero | 3 & 1 |
Lanny Wadkins |
| Ian Woosnam | 2 & 1 |
Craig Stadler |
| Paul Way | 2 holes |
Raymond Floyd |
| Seve Ballesteros | halved | Tom Kite |
| Sandy Lyle | 3 & 2 |
Peter Jacobsen |
| Bernhard Langer | 5 & 4 |
Hal Sutton |
| Sam Torrance | 1 hole |
Andy North |
| Howard Clark | 1 hole |
Mark O'Meara |
| José Rivero | 1 hole |
Calvin Peete |
| Nick Faldo | 3 & 1 |
Hubert Green |
| José Maria Cañizares | 2 holes |
Fuzzy Zoeller |
| Ken Brown | 4 & 2 |
Curtis Strange |
| 7½ | Session | 4½ |
| 16½ | Overall | 11½ |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1985 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1985.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup – 1985". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1985.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1985". BBC Sport. 2006-09-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346642.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
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